Guillory, who was called in missing at 8:15 a.m. Sunday, had an affinity for the canal, family members said.

His body was transported to the Jefferson County Morgue where Justice of the Peace Ray Chesson ordered an autopsy.

K-9 units on the search yesterday lost Guillory's scent at the edge of the canal, Carroll said.

Before going to bed at midnight, family members, Guillory was at home. When they awoke at 7 a.m., he was gone.

Volunteers and three K-9 units searched eight hours yesterday in a large wooded area next to the residence in 700 block of Sandringham Drive, even using the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Aviation Division Helicopter, but did not find any trace of Guillory.